Recent research shows that manager and peer involvement in training can dramatically improve effectiveness, in some cases by more than 75 percent! However, there is a problem. Manager coaching is at an all-time low, and the shift to more remote training methods has limited peer engagement.   

Within a group, people will participate more to avoid letting down their peers. Even if someone doesn’t want to be in training, he won’t punish his partner. When learners work together as partners or team, it can bring out their best. They may not be motivated to please the trainer, but they are motivated to come through for their partners who are counting on their cooperation. Discover how to motivate learners with activities you can make your own.  

In today’s hybrid and remote workplace, virtual meetings and presentations can inflict a mind-numbing combination of death by Powerpoint and Zoom fatigue that leave your attendees disengaged, distracted and desperate for it to be over. The solution? Adding simple live drawings to your online meetings breaks the monotony and illustrates your points clearly, so your audience understands, remembers, enjoys, and implements your trainings better.  

Learn to develop an end-to-end evaluation strategy using the same tools, processes, and templates that Google does and apply them to your organization with the guidance of a Google subject-matter expert and your peers. You will develop the skills to draft evaluation questions that are tied to your business use cases, map them to the behaviors and indicators that will answer those questions, and create the instruments necessary to track those metrics. With those tools, you'll have an evaluation strategy to inform your data-driven decisions and influence your stakeholders.  

Do you struggle to communicate your company’s value and uniqueness to prospects? This innovative marketing presentation will show you exactly how to position your business as a top industry leader and authority. Discover how to stand out far above your competitors.  

PowerPoint is such an essential tool for all types of communication, but it’s badly used. Revolutionize your content with amazing visuals, engage your audience with compelling animations, and impress them with beautiful, professional design. All using only PowerPoint.  

Join us for an essential webinar on "Accessibility and Section 508 Compliance in Adobe Captivate" to ensure that your eLearning content reaches every learner, regardless of their abilities. In today's digital age, creating accessible content is not just a legal requirement but also a moral imperative to promote inclusivity and provide equal learning opportunities.  

An in-depth study by Google looked at the 8 traits deemed most important for employees to possess. 7 out of those 8 were soft skills. Soft skills can be difficult to teach, but should be explored, practiced, and learned through trial and error—which makes gamified learning the perfect vehicle for soft skills training. Download this eBook to learn how to build scenarios-based branching games to train your workers on soft skills.

Dive into the heart of training evaluation with our enlightening session dedicated to dispelling the four most common myths surrounding the Kirkpatrick Model.  

This webinar will reveal a very specific approach that combines the world of leadership coaching as a tool for training reinforcement. For far too long training has been left alone without the value of training reinforcement. This webinar will illustrate how reinforcement can easily be applied to elevate the value and delivery of your training.

AI is the way of the future. In fact, as you’ll learn in this paper, nearly 97% of L&D survey respondents say their organization is open to using it. But where can AI make the most impact for training teams and what solutions are available today? If these are the questions you’re asking, you’ve come to the right place. Qstream proudly sponsors Training Industry’s report, The AI Advantage in L&D: A Strategic Guide, which offers valuable insights and actionable strategies including: Insight into AI adoption & sentiment across L&D folks A helpful, less scary, explanation of the type of AI that has taken the world by storm The different training functions where AI technology can be leveraged for better results A thorough analysis of AI for training content creation, a top use case Best practices for implementing AI & pitfalls to avoid Download your free report today!

Being a good learning and development leader can mean wearing many hats, and one of those "hats" is often being a good storyteller. That’s because any program initiative, year-end report, or new training roll-out needs to be "sold" to a specific audience. After all, organizational learning is firmly rooted in the persuasion business. Learning leaders should use every resource at their disposal to help craft their story and using learning analytics is no exception. However, knowing how and why to use learning data in their favor can be tricky. This eBook breaks down the 4 elements of any great story and how they typically present themselves in an organizational learning setting. It also suggests useful metrics to study when looking at key analytical data to present and how they might be effective in crafting a learning story. And, finally, the typical audiences for these learning stories are broken down with ways of effectively communicating with each group. In this eBook, we explain how and why learning analytics can help shape the story of learning progress in an organization. Topics include: Identifying the elements of a great story Strategy tips for crafting an L&D story Useful metrics to study for both Push & Pull training methods Ways to reach specific audiences with data Potential dangers to avoid with data reporting

In this webinar, we'll explore the art and science of crafting effective AI prompts, laying the foundation for more complex applications. You’ll learn to develop a diverse and robust prompt library, a crucial resource for streamlining AI interactions and enhancing learning outcomes. As we progress, discover the transformative power of automation in L&D - transforming your workflows and increasing productivity.  

In this case study you’ll meet Nick Goodman, the Director of Educational Programs at Snowflake, and learn how he uses AI voice in his instructional design workflows. If you create more than 10 hours of training videos, you’ll want to read this case study on AI voice. In this case study, you’ll learn: What is AI text-to-speech How this increasingly lifelike speech technology is authentically impacting L&D content strategies What synthetic voice does for instructional design leaders like Nick Goodman from Snowflake How companies are leveraging AI tools and seeing revolutionary results

While investment bankers build lots of charts in PowerPoint and Excel, they don't necessarily invest a lot of time creating them. Instead, they get the programs to do the heavy lifting for them. Join this session to level up your charting skills with some savvy charting tricks that investment bankers use to automate and simplify their chart creation process.  

Hybrid and remote workers are changing how organizations train their staff. The potential for disengagement and losing fundamental connections is too high. The solution lies in elevating the experience from passive to immersive and participatory.  

Start creating better courses by avoiding common visual design mistakes. In this guide, we've compiled the 15 most common visual design mistakes that instructional designers and eLearning developers encounter in their courses. Explore real-life examples of each issue and equip yourself with our tips on how to avoid and rectify them, enhancing the visual appeal and effectiveness of your courses. Download our guide and learn how to fix: Poor composition Ineffective layout Inappropriate fonts Bad gradients …and eleven other common pitfalls!

Did you know that 33% of new hires quit before they reach six months at their new organization? Onboarding is a vital part of the employee orientation process and can improve retention. New hires need the right tools and information to become a productive member on their team and at the organization. However, for many, onboarding stops after Day 1.  In this infographic, you’ll learn:  How to begin onboarding before an employee’s official start date  What should be done prior to arrival, on the first day, the first week, and the first month of employment  Why onboarding should continue for up to 6 months or more

Join our guest panelists in this quarter's installment of Learning from The Leading Edge.    

Now is a great time to re-think how leadership development is conducted in your organization.  

When you teach and your trainees take notes, they miss a lot of what you’re saying. They’re so focused on writing that they don’t hear as much. AND, they don’t have time to think about your lesson.  

What do memories, motherhood, and moonshots have to do with professional development and training?  

You've planned, set aside time for preparation and yet - your feedback session was not effective - it flopped! It's one of a manager's greatest fears - a feedback session that flopped and set you back in your schedule and the relationship.